String Quartet No. 3 in B-flat major, Op. 52

Henri Vieuxtemps · 1820–1881 · Belgian

For 2 violins, viola, cello

Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, for the violin 1 part

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Violin 1
Form: Full work
Length: About 34 min
Composed: 1884
Era: Early Romantic

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Late quartet by the violin virtuoso; four movements

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